Hypo for Aptasia Problem ?!?

[Allyson]

Okay I've asked at several pharmacies & medical supply stores & no one wants to sell me a hypodermic. (And I'm not too fond of the strange looks I get when I try to explain what I want it for!)

I've considered visiting the shady parts of Houston & asking where they get theirs but I really don't want to be arrested for intent to purchase narcotics

Can anyone help me out here? Is it legal to mail one to me? I am going to be partially tearing down my tank soon to rid it of the &*$^% bicolor & purchase some pepps...but I have a few rather monstrously large aptasia that will require killing.

HELP!

[Reedman]

If you have a vet nearby they will probably be more receptive to giving you one. Also, I got one from the LFS (yes I said the LFS). Cost me $5, but I needed it. Good luck.

[Allyson]

Actually I was at the vet a few weeks ago with my cat & was going to ask but by the time the visit was over & I got the news of his ailment (he had been bitten in the neck by another cat & possible punctured his trachea) I had other things on my mind.

UPDATE.....after I posted this thread I mentioned my delima to a co-worker who knew that I really had a reef tank & wouldn't take me for a junkie, and she said she was a diabetic & would bring me one tomorrow.

But....this might be a thread of interest to those in my same predicament.

[Reedman]

Cool. Sorry about the cat, but glad you are getting the syringe. Now the fun of trying to kill off those bloody Aiptasia. I'm still trying (2 months straight), but I think my peppermint shrimp are finally doing their job.

Good luck to you.

[Mushroom Boy]

FWIW, my cat was diabetic and we had no problem asking for a box of needles from most pharmacies. I think maybe if you ask for one, you may sound more suspicious than if you go for the whole box as twisted as that sounds . HTH

[Brooke]

If you have test kits laying around, they usually come with a 5cc syringe. You don't need a needle on it to zap the kalk. Just use the plastic syringe and rinse it well when done..otherwise the kalk will get hard on it. Use a different one for measuring water for test kits.

[Allyson]

Now someone tells me ..... thanks Brooke! Now I get to search the threads to refresh my memory of how to prepare the Kalk / Pickling Lime. Do I nuke it in the microwave or just straight up?